http://www.rkmc.com/We don't just practice law, we make history.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:57:43 GMTen-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.rkmc.com/images/logo.gifhttp://www.rkmc.comhttp://www.rkmc.com/David_Beehler.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/David_Beehler.htmPeopleMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Michael_Ciresi.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Michael_Ciresi.htmPeopleMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Lisa_Heller.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Lisa_Heller.htmPeopleMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Michael_Geibelson.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Michael_Geibelson.htmPeopleMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Jennifer_McKenna.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Jennifer_McKenna.htmPeopleMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Anne_Lockner.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Anne_Lockner.htmPeopleMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Jason_Pfeiffer.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Jason_Pfeiffer.htmPeopleMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Bruce_Manning.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Bruce_Manning.htmPeopleMon, 19 Feb 2007 11:20:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Serving_Process_on_the_Process_Server.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Serving_Process_on_the_Process_Server.htmRecouping costs and fees for setting aside a default.EntriesMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Advanced_Bionics_Corp_v_Medtronic_Inc_California_Rejoins_the_Union.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Advanced_Bionics_Corp_v_Medtronic_Inc_California_Rejoins_the_Union.htmIn its unanimous opinion in <i>Advanced Bionics Corp. v. Medtronic, Inc.</i>, the California Supreme Court put a halt to the expanding reach of California's "public policy" against non-compete agreements.EntriesMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Trust_Firms_Settle_Class_Suit.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Trust_Firms_Settle_Class_Suit.htmSome of the country's largest financial institutions have agreed to a settlement of a class action alleging that the companies allowed the looting of trusts....EntriesMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Opt_In_Requirement_Nixed_for_Absent_Class_Members.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Opt_In_Requirement_Nixed_for_Absent_Class_Members.htm<img src="http://www.rkmc.com//images/thumbnails/Martinez_David_6.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" />California's public policy encourages resolution of mass tort disputes through the class action mechanism. Because class actions serve to vindicate the rights of numerous absent class members, the class action procedure raises significant due process issues.EntriesMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Undesignated_Hitters.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Undesignated_Hitters.htmWhen employees are used as witnesses, practitioners need to carefully consider whether the employees will be offering expert testimony or undesignated lay opinionsEntriesMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Recent_Developments_in_Executive_Compensation.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Recent_Developments_in_Executive_Compensation.htmReport from the Independent Compensation CommitteeEntriesMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Makers_of_Component_Parts_Are_Subject_to_Strict_Liability.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Makers_of_Component_Parts_Are_Subject_to_Strict_Liability.htmManufacturers of defective component parts installed in mass-produced homes are subject to strict liability in tort when the component parts cause harm to some other part of the home.EntriesMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Party_Must_Attack_Punitives_Proof_At_Trial_Or_Waives_Right_to_Do_It_Later.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Party_Must_Attack_Punitives_Proof_At_Trial_Or_Waives_Right_to_Do_It_Later.htmIn California, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held that failure to bring a Rule 50(a) motion challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support punitive damages at trial waives the right to bring a renewed Rule 50(b) motion after enEntriesMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Case_Offers_Some_Clarity_for_Those_Making_Receiving_Section_998_Offers.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Case_Offers_Some_Clarity_for_Those_Making_Receiving_Section_998_Offers.htmA recent case provides greater clarity for those making and receiving statutory offers and should further the statutory purposes of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 998.EntriesMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/The_Evidence_Factor.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/The_Evidence_Factor.htmEventsMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/A_Critical_Update_on_The_Class_Action_Fairness_Act_in_California.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/A_Critical_Update_on_The_Class_Action_Fairness_Act_in_California.htmEventsMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rkmc.com/Essentials_of_the_Corporate_Secretarial_Function.htmhttp://www.rkmc.com/Essentials_of_the_Corporate_Secretarial_Function.htmEventsMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT